Ohio State guard Ameryst Alston, a McKinley High School graduate, received two honors Monday — selection to the Big Ten’s All-Freshmen Team by the coaches and being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.

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Posted Mar. 5, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 5, 2013 at 5:05 AM

Posted Mar. 5, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 5, 2013 at 5:05 AM

COLUMBUS

Ohio State guard Ameryst Alston, a McKinley High School graduate, received two honors Monday — selection to the Big Ten’s All-Freshmen Team by the coaches and being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.

The 5-foot-9 Alston ranked second among Big Ten freshman in scoring (8.6), assists (2.7) and rebounding (3.9) and was third in field goal percentage (.520) in Big Ten play. She was second on the team with 78 assists in all games. She finished the season strong, scoring 35 points during Ohio State’s three-game win streak to end the regular season. Alston played in all 29 games for the Buckeyes, starting at point guard the final 23.

For her play last week, Alston received her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. She averaged 10.0 points on 73 percent shooting, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists per game in wins over Illinois and Michigan.

Also, Ohio State senior guard Tayler Hill today was named First Team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive season by the conference coaches and media voters. Hill also was named to the Big Ten’s All-Defensive team for the third consecutive year, joining teammate Amber Stokes on the list for the second straight year.

Hill led the Big Ten in scoring in conference play with 22.3 points per game. She scored in double-figures every game this season and has now done so in 62 consecutive games — the longest active streak in the Big Ten and the fourth longest in Division I. The Minneapolis native has 1,967 career points, good for fifth on OSU’s all-time list.

The Buckeyes open up play in the Big Ten Tournament against Minnesota at 7 p.m., Thursday, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill.